A grandparent caring for a grandchild uses this Ohio statutory affidavit when the parents cannot be located or contacted, so the grandparent can enroll the child in school and consent to medical care. Ohio requires the form to be identical to the statute. A grandparent caring for a grandchild uses this Ohio statutory affidavit when the parents cannot be located or contacted, so the grandparent can enroll the child in school and consent to medical care. Ohio requires the form to be identical to the statute.
For Ohio residents and families: caretaker authorization affidavit.
What you'll need
Read the supplied packet before filling in its fields.
Follow this document's signing, identification, witness and filing instructions.
How to complete it
Complete items 1–9 (Pages 1–2) One affidavit per child. Initial the item 8 statement that applies.
Sign before a notary (Page 3) Ohio law requires the grandparent’s signature to be notarized by an Ohio notary. Bring a current, government-issued photo ID.
File within five days File it with the juvenile court of your county within five days, with the information listed in the Additional Information.
A parent, guardian, or custodian uses this Ohio statutory form to let the child’s grandparent, with whom the child lives, enroll the child in school and consent to medical care. Ohio requires the form to be identical to the statute.
When a child travels with only one parent, grandparents, a school group, or another adult, airlines and border officials may ask for written, notarized consent from the parents who are not traveling.
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